Apparatus for filling fountain-pens.



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APPARATUS FOR FILLING FOUNTAIN PENS.

APPLIOA'I'ION FILED APB.15, 1908.

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I V I INVENTOR PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908. P. J. SULLIVAN APPARATUS FORFILLIN'G'IFOUNTAIN PENS.

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PATRICK J. SULLIVAN, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

' APPARATUS FOR FILLING FOUNTAIN-PENS.

Specification 01 Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1908.

Application filed April 15, 1908 Serial No. 427,099.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. SULLIVAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at East I Orange, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatusfor Filling Fountain-Pens; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Willenable. others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tofigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecifica-- \.pump.,28 is operated by drawing its iston pen point fromthe barrel of the'pen. The device acts to Withdrawthe air from the penand then force ink from a well into the pen. -A reservoir is also usedin connection with and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the pen videdwith an outlet 15 to supply the well.

while being filled and illustrating the I shutting off of the reservoir.

I use-a casing 10 which forms a well 11 and has a top plate 12 on whichrests the inkreservoir 1'3which has a neck 14 extending down into theWell 11, the neck being pro- -with ink and so disposed that it shuts offthe ink when the surface of the ink 'in the well is above the outlet 15]Alblock 16 adapted to slide is installed in the top of the well 11 andis' made air tight by the Washer or packing 17 held in place in any wellknown manner. The'block. 16 has a flange 18 to limit its move- 'ment inone direction, the spring 19 tending to normally holdthe block 16 in theposition shown 1n Fig. 1.: The .block 16 also has abore 20 to "receivethe end of the barrel oi" the fountain pen 21 the tapered portion 22 permitting dliferent sizes of-pens to be admitted 'to the bore 20-, theusualtaper on the end of the barrel of the pen combining with the boreto make an air-tight juncture.

-' A 'bell crank 23'has one arm'operated by 'the 'block 16 andhasitsother arm connected with the stem 24 of the valve 25, which valve.

is adapted to open and close the outlet 15.01

This invention relates to an appa atus for filling fountain penswithout. removmg the l the reservoir 13. A spring 26 or similar meansreturns the valve and the bell crank to the position shown in Fig. 1,when the parts are released.

Connected. with the well 11 above the level of the ink therein, bymeansof a passage 27, is a pump 28 having the piston 29 and rod 30therein, and also having a handle 31 for the manual manipulation of thepump.

When a pen is to be filled it is placed in the block 16 and then forceddown as in Fig. 2. This action seals the block 16 more securely, butalso closes the valve 25 by means of its operative connection therewith.Then the out, thus drawing the air from the we 1 and creating a partialvacuum therein which in turn causes the air in the pen to be drawntherefrom. This causesa partial vacuum in the. pen barrel. 'When thepiston is released, the atmospheric pressure thereon, or manualoperation thereof, will cause a-pressure of air in the well which willforce ink up into the pen! The pressure can only force the ink in thepen, since the valve 25 is held shut by the downward pressure by theoperator on the pen. The operation requires only one withdrawalof thepiston 29 and its return to fill a en and takes but a second or two. The.orce of the pressure also removes particles in the feed tube of thepen, and acts to clean the. pen when filling it. The reservoir r0-plenlshes the ink supply of the well wlwnevcr the filling operation is'com leted.

It will be evident that tlns machine is well adapted for use with a coinor check controlling. apparatus, and can be used in conjunction withsucha device if desired.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. An apparatus forfilling fountainpens comprising a well to contain ink having a bore forthe insertion of a fountain pen, an air pump connected with the well, areservoir having an outlet in the well, and automatic means for closingthe outlet of the reservoir when a pen is in lace. I 2; An apparatus forfiling fountain ens comprising a well to contain ink, a bloc in thereception of a fountain pen, the block bein ada ted .to slide,areservoir having its outlet in t e well, a valve for closing the outletof the reservoir, an o erativeconnection between the block and t e valvefor closing the valve when the pen is in place and the block is slid,and a pum connected with the well above the level 0 the ink to cause avacuum or a pressure in the well.

' 3. An apparatus forjilling fountain ens comprising a well to contamink, a b ock adapted to slide in the top1 of the well, the block havinga bore for t e reception of a fountain pen, means for maintaining theblock-in its normal position, a reservoir having its outlet in the well,a valve to close the outlet of the reservoir, an operative connectionbetween the valve and the sliding block.

to close the valve when the block is slid in the well, and a pumpconnected to the well above the level of the ink, the rojecting end ofthe piston rod of the pum aving means thereon for manual manipulation,whereby the pump can be 0 erated to cause a vacuum or a pressure in t eWell.

4. An apparatus for filling fountain comprising a well to contain" ink,a

ens b ock adapted to slide in the top of the well, the

eeemra block having a bore for the reception of a fountain pen, a springfor maintaining the block in its normal position out of contact with theink in the'well, a reservoir having its outlet in the well, a valve toclose, the outlet of the reservoir, a bell-crank connected with thevalve and with the block operating to close the valve when the block isslid in the well, and a pump connected to the well above the level ofthe ink, the pro- Lecting end ofthe piston rod of the pump aving meansthereon for manual manipulation whereby the pump can be operated tocause a vacuum or a ressure.

In testimony, that :claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 11th day of April 1908.

PATRICK J. SULLIVAN Witnesses:

WM. H. CAMFIELD, E. A. PELL.

